The annual salary statistics of telephone operators in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of telephone operators in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $23,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $31,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for telephone operators in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $31,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,070.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of telephone operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $25,050 | 6.75% | -14.25% |
| 2021 | $23,360 | -23.84% | - |
| 2018 | $28,930 | 1.42% | - |
| 2017 | $28,520 | -0.35% | - |
| 2016 | $28,620 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $28,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $25,050, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the second highest paying city for telephone operators in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city Lake Charles (median annual salary of $37,690). Compared with Lake Charles, the median annual salary of telephone operators in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 33.5 percent (33.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lake Charles | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner |